Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy
BERRY GORDY. American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades. As a songwriter, he composed or co-composed a number of hits including ; "Lonely Teardrops" and "That's Why" (Jackie Wilson) / "Shop Around" (The Miracles) and "Do You Love Me" (The Contours) all of which topped the US R&B charts as well as the international hit "Reet Petite" (Jackie Wilson). As part of the Corporation, he wrote many hit songs for the Jackson 5 including ; "I Want You Back" and "ABC". As a record producer, he launched the Miracles and signed acts like the Supremes / Marvin Gaye / the Temptations / the Four Tops / Gladys Knight & the Pips and Stevie Wonder. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988
Berry Gordy
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A desirable original 1995 index card, clearly signed, dated and dedicated (To Clive) in sharpie pen by Berry Gordy
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